When you think of World War II air combat games, Sony's PSP might not be the first gaming platform that pops into your head. After all, flight combat games have long been the dominion of the PC (and to a lesser degree, consoles). Still, that hasn't stopped developer Graffiti Entertainment from bringing the upcoming Air Conflicts: Aces of World War II to the handheld. Gamespot had a chance to try this game out recently to get a feel for how the genre translates to the small screen.
Gamepyre writes: "Are you thinking what I'm thinking? Well, what I'm thinking is 'yeah, right; a flying game on the PSP. I just don't see how this is going to work right'.
As you can see, even someone like me who has to be unbiased when it comes to video games, could not help but take sides into the flying genre on the PSP. Air Conflicts - Aces of World War II is the 2nd flight game to be released on the PSP (that I am aware of)."
GT writes: "Air Conflict: Aces of World War II has earned a few distinctions in the annals of PSP gaming. The first is that it's the first straight PC to PSP game port I've ever played, and I imagine the first to appear on the system. Unfortunately, the developers didn't bother to compensate for the difference in screen size between the typical PC monitor and the PSP's screen."
Air Conflicts is a fun game when it comes to dogfighting. Just understand that it's not your eyesight that's bad, it's the size of the targets on the tiny PSP screen. Bombing missions are incredibly difficult and missions could benefit from added variety.
